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11-5-48 G.R. Janas
Battery Carts
There has been considerable discussion recently concerning the use of battery carts at intermediate stops. In the future, battery carts will be used at all intermediate stops. Should an individual Captain feel that his engines are sufficiently warm or that the weather does not warrant the precaution of using the battery cart, in view of the capacity of the new generators which have recently been installed, he may inform the agent that he does not require the battery cart.

11-5-48 G.R. Janas
Aircraft Flight Tests
From time to time engine and propeller changes are made on our Wright powered aircraft which require that the propellers be feathered during subsequent flight tests. In view of the fact that the opportunity for feathering propellers on Wright aircraft is necessarily seldom, Captain Citt has suggested that this office request that those pilots desiring to fly these test flights submit their names to this office so that they can be called to make these flights should they desire to do so. It is the writer's opinion that this is a very good idea and therefore if you are interested in making these flights please submit your name to Miss Owen. A copy of the flight instructions to the Flight Superintended appears below. 
"This office is requesting that those pilots desiring to fly the subject test flights in order to gain experience in feathering the propellers, submit their names to Chief Pilot's office. You will subsequently be given a list of these pilots who should be called to take these flights when the flight test required will involve feathering of the propellers. It is important to remember that such assignments are strictly on a voluntary basis and should no one of the pilots on the list desire to fly a flight, the appropriate reserve should be called as usual. It is possible that some of these persons will not care whether they receive flight pay for these flights and they may be assigned as co-pilots if they so desire."

11-8-48 G.R. Janas
Establishment of the Elliptical Holding Pattern as Standard 
The CAA, after canvassing the opinions of the Air Transport Industry, Department of the Air Force, the Navy Department, the Air Line Pilots Association and all of the CAA regional offices, has decided to adopt the Elliptical Holding Pattern as the CAA standard. February 1, 1949, has been selected as the effective date to provide adequate time for publicizing the change and to permit necessary changes to be made to radio facility charts. The Elliptical Holding Pattern, applicable to any holding fix, is described as follows:
"Aircraft Holding. The standard holding flight path of an aircraft is to follow the specified course inbound to the holding fix, make a 180 degree standard rate (three degrees per second) turn to the right, fly a parallel straight course outbound from the holding fix for two minutes, make another 180 degree standard rate turn to the right and again follow the specified course inbound".
Non-standard patterns may be necessitated by terrain, obstructions, adjacent traffic patterns or local factors, and include:
(a) An elliptical pattern on the opposite side of a range or ILS course with turns being made to the left instead of to the right;
(b) An elliptical pattern which differs from the standards in sixe or alignment due to the use of two available radio fixes to implement pattern, or;
(c) A holding pattern established for a special purpose, such as the ADF pattern at LaGuardia Field.